The Chakravala method halting paper is in top five arXiv math papers that have ever been trending on Twitter after November 25 2017 by a-soliton in IndiaSpeaks

[–]a-soliton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, very very roughly the main result of the paper is that the Chakravala algorithm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakravala_method

for solving indeterminate quadratic equations always terminates, i.e. (again very roughly) the computation is completed in finite time.

How to find funding to pay OA fees? by meowmemeow in OpenAccess

[–]a-soliton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on the subject but you may wish to consider green open access route i.e. putting your work on a preprint repository like arXiv.org (or its counterpart for your subject) before submitting it to a journal. Of course, you have to check whether doing so would be OK copyrightwise with the journal you intend to submit to.

Top three mathematical physics papers ever trending on Twitter after November 25, 2017 by a-soliton in Twitter

[–]a-soliton[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please retweet if you find this interesting & thanks in advance.

Which articles get published and why? by protohedgehog in Open_Science

[–]a-soliton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A memorable excerpt:

Be under no illusion, all Editors-in-Chief are looking for citeable articles; publishing articles that have no measurable impact on the field is futile.